Weekly Information Bulletin: 17th July 2010

Select Committees

Select Committees are set up to examine the work of Government Departments, and now constitute the main investigatory system by which the House overseas the exercise of Government responsibilities and the development of public policy and expenditure.

The following information on Select Committees is available on the Parliament website:

Wednesday 14 July

Thursday 15 July

Home AffairsSubject: The work of the Home OfficeWitnesses: Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Home Secretary

International DevelopmentSubject: The Secretary of State’s plans for the Department for International Development Witnesses: Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development

TreasurySubject: June 2010 BudgetWitnesses: Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Friday 16 July

None

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice]

All public select committee meetings are webcastSelect committees marked with * will be taken by BBC ParliamentRecorded information about forthcoming select and standing committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on:[Tel 020 7219 2033]. Please note: The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded, and the place altered without notice and Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list

HealthSubject: The responsibilities of the Secretary of State for HealthWitnesses: Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Secretary of State, Department of Health

11:00am

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Business, Innovation and SkillsSubject: The work of the Department for Business, Innovation and SkillsWitnesses: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State (BIS), David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science (BIS)

11:30am

Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Welsh AffairsSubject: Secretary of State for WalesWitnesses: Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP, Secretary of State for Wales and officials, Wales Office

11:45am

Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Unopposed BillSubject: Kent County Council (Filming on Highways) Bill [HL]

2:30pm

Committee Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Wednesday 21 July

Unopposed BillSubject: Allhallows Staining Church Bill [HL]

2:30pm

Committee Room 11, Palace of Westminster

DefenceSubject: Current operations in Afghanistan, the Strategic Defence and Security Review, and defence acquisition reformWitnesses: Rt Hon Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for Defence and MoD officials

JusticeSubject: The Work of the Ministry of JusticeWitnesses: Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

5:00pm

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Thursday 22 July

TreasurySubject: Office for Budget ResponsibilityWitnesses: Robert Chote, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Professor Tim Besley CBE, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Professor Simon Wren-Lewis, University of Oxford

9:45am

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Political and Constitutional ReformSubject: Government proposals for voting and parliamentary reformWitnesses: Electoral Reform Society, Unlock Democracy and Dr Michael Pinto-Duschinsky

10:00am

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Science and TechnologySubject: Setting the sceneWitnesses: Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, and Professor Adrian smith Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

11:00am

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Friday 23 July

None

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice]

All public select committee meetings are webcastSelect committees marked with * will be taken by BBC ParliamentRecorded information about forthcoming select and standing committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on:[Tel 020 7219 2033]. Please note: The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded, and the place altered without notice and Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list.